Central District – Candidate

Dan Newell

OCCUPATION

• Retired from Bonneville Power Administration as a Meter & Relay Technician

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• In 1982 I completed an IBEW 4 year apprenticeship as an inside wireman
• In 1992 I completed a three year training program with BPA as a Power System Craftsman. I complete ongoing continuing education in the N.E.C

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• I'm an active member of the Lane County Beekeepers Association.
• I've served as a voting member on BPA's central safety committee.
• I've served as a labor rep on BPA's labor/management committee.
• I've served as a labor delegate on BPAS's craft committee.

CANDIDATE STATEMENT

AFFORDABILITY!

We moved to rural Lane County in 1988 and have been with Lane Electric ever since. In that time I've seen our electric bill increase five fold. I would support legislation that would limit power sales to data centers and crypto mining to surplus and non firm power contracts. Members should not have to compete with billionaires for power to heat our homes. Recently LEC has increased it's service charge per meter to $49.00 a month and additional meters to $39.00 a month (that translates to $88.00 a month before paying for any electricity if you have two meters).

The board of directors also removed the two tiered rate for power delivered. I would advocate for it's return. I think that the less power that you use, the lower the rate should be. I would also advocate for raising the limit on net metering for customers that produce their own renewable power beyond their own needs and sell it to the utility. Distributed generation is a good thing.

In closing I believe that my prior experience would be beneficial to the current Board of Directors.